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| Originally Posted by 900MAN As a guy who does'nt use knee sliders I'm never sure just how far over I can go.
Back in the day it was easy, first was the sidestand, then the footpegs, then the centrestand, then the exhaust.
NOW, every time I go into a bend I always come out thinking " could I have gone through faster"
Just how do you find the limit, without sliding down the road on yer arse? |
There are two simple things you need to do ...
1. Make sure your boots have replaceable TOE sliders.
2. Move the ball of your foot to the end of the peg when you corner.
The first is a really good idea anyway, and the second is something that will give you a better feel anyway.
If its still not happening, what you can also do is to reduce the rear preload a bit to reduce your ride height, and hence make your toe a little bit closer to the road. When you start getting your toe down, you can increase the ride height and try again etc.
One of my mates (ex racer in the seventies and eighties, and still very fast on his 748R) laughs about the need to get your knee down - but he does get through a lot of toe sliders
